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I just realized that folks may think the lights that I put up are big hot lights on stands like they might see used in a movie or a TV show. I have posted “behind the scenes” shots of the formal fantasy portrait work I do, where I do use studio strobes. So I see where a misunderstanding can arise.

But when it comes to on-location wedding photography, the truth is I always use the smallest, most unobtrusive lights possible. In most cases I get amazing results using little strobes that I attach with suction cups to the wall. These flashes are so small that they literally fit in the palm of my hand. The *pop* they put out is just like the pop coming from everyone else’s pocket cameras.

Here’s what they look like in position in a restaurant room.

And here are the results I get by putting just a couple of these lights up in an otherwise impossibly dark room.

So, if you’re getting married or having a reception in a dark venue (as almost everyone is! ) I will light it for you in a way that gets professional results, and my lights will be completely out of the way and barely noticeable.